Northwestern MS

Set in Albion, Pennsylvania, Northwestern MS is a cozy 6-8 campus, operated by Northwestern SD. It teaches 266 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 594 students each, so Northwestern MS sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Northwestern SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,176 students, Northwestern MS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Northwestern MS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Northwestern MS reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Northwestern MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 105% of students at Northwestern MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Erie County (around 74%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Northwestern MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

Around the school, Erie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,354 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Erie County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,738 students), of which Northwestern MS is one.

Northwestern SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Northwestern MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northwestern MS at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

Northwestern MS operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Northwestern MS community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.